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i think there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and so much bickering in washington people are disgusted with the partisanship and with the fear of losing their health care, it all boils over. but i think one thing that has to be borne in mind, and you've got the commotion in the background, is that these people have a right to be organized. i'm not going to complain about the fact that they are organized. they have a right to do that and they have a right to speak. but i think we ought to understand that they're not necessarily representative of america. >> well, i guess that's the question. do you think they're a vocal minority? >> well, i sure think they're vocal, harry. and i think that they are not representative. i wouldn't even classify them as as a minority. i would classify -- when you say a minority you're talking about minority and majority as if there is some sort of parity. i think these people who have a right to organize and talk and be in the meeting, not to disrupt, their freedom of s
i think there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and so much bickering in washington people are disgusted with the partisanship and with the fear of losing their health care, it all boils over. but i think one thing that has to be borne in mind, and you've got the commotion in the background, is that these people have a right to be organized. i'm not going to complain about the fact that they are organized. they have a right to do that and they have a right to speak....
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the biggest heros in america. good morning to all of you. let me start you with you, karl. i know you spoke with jay so he ig owe stepsister last night. she is with jaycee and the two girls in california. how are they do something. >> they're doing okay. step by step, like being on mars. this is a brand nuf situation. it's never happened before. 18 years being gone like this, it's pretty remarkable. >> how has the trance sis been? we talked about that a little bit this morning with an expert, how hard it will be for jaycee and her two daughters who never knew anything about this existence in captivity to kind of get back into society. >> it's going to take a long time. they thought jaycee was her sister. they didn't realize that she had been kidnapped and the national center for missing children is helping coach her and bringing people into help. it will take long time. >> what is their emotional state, what did she tell you? >> i think the girls are okay. they were attacheded to him. they cried when this happened. it's like it's going to take a long time. people say when c
the biggest heros in america. good morning to all of you. let me start you with you, karl. i know you spoke with jay so he ig owe stepsister last night. she is with jaycee and the two girls in california. how are they do something. >> they're doing okay. step by step, like being on mars. this is a brand nuf situation. it's never happened before. 18 years being gone like this, it's pretty remarkable. >> how has the trance sis been? we talked about that a little bit this morning with...
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it looks like america. >> it looks like america, and it tastes like america. >> j-e-l-l-o. >> i don't know if this goes with jell-o but we're going to show you some of dave's favorite chips and dips here in just a couple of seconds. forget sour cream and onion chips. i don't eat that. >> sour cream and onion chips? they make them too. >> i don't eat that. we're talking about mango, avocado, all that stuff. if you want to stick around for that. and we have our glam-cations glamping. >> it sounds painful, glamping. it sounds like a procedure. you're going to have to be glamp. >> or there's something you have to take for it. >> if you're glamping we have some medicine and your mood will be better. >> first, jeff has a quick look at the headlines. >> good morning to both of you. good morning, everyone. >>> this morning lawyers for lockerbie bomber abdelbaset al mag ra hi is abandoning his former appeal. that's a condition if he's to be released as he's suffering from cancer. >>> also from britain, an update on the $64 million jewel heist last week in london. turns out the two robbers wore
it looks like america. >> it looks like america, and it tastes like america. >> j-e-l-l-o. >> i don't know if this goes with jell-o but we're going to show you some of dave's favorite chips and dips here in just a couple of seconds. forget sour cream and onion chips. i don't eat that. >> sour cream and onion chips? they make them too. >> i don't eat that. we're talking about mango, avocado, all that stuff. if you want to stick around for that. and we have our...
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we're about to hear what that is and find out the best places in america to raise an outdoor kid. jonathan dorn is editor in chief of backpacker magazine and he is back with us this morning. good to see you again. you call it nature deficit disorder which is what exactly? >> as you know, it's not an official medical condition, but it's a term that was popularized by richard liu, the author of "last child in the woods." it's used to describe the fact that the alarming increase we see in childhood obesity and attention deficit disorder over the last quarter century is related to the fact that for the first time in history, most of our kids are growing up without a real connection to nature. >> most of them are growing up in cities. >> and they're not getting it through work through play through outdoor education. as a result one in five kids now in the u.s. is considered overweight by the cdc. >> which is an epidemic. let's talk about the best cities in the country to raise an outdoor kid, and a place that i used to live, this makes all the sense in the world to me is boulder. >> th
we're about to hear what that is and find out the best places in america to raise an outdoor kid. jonathan dorn is editor in chief of backpacker magazine and he is back with us this morning. good to see you again. you call it nature deficit disorder which is what exactly? >> as you know, it's not an official medical condition, but it's a term that was popularized by richard liu, the author of "last child in the woods." it's used to describe the fact that the alarming increase we...
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she changed the way america faced a moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. and she did it not just with the special olympics although that's certainly well-known nationally and internationally, she also pestered her brother jack constantly to support legislation, the first federal legislation to put some money into research about mental retardation and into ways -- better ways of treating the disabled. as her brother ted said in a video not long ago, she has the biggest heart of all. >> i had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with her the at a special olympics event in colorado 30-some years ago. as you say, sally, i mean the energy of a person i had just never seen anything before. and her enthusiasm was infectious. she made everyone around her understand that this was important, that this was -- this wasn't a trivial pursuit. this was what her life was about. thank you both for taking the time to share some memories of eunice kennedy shriver with us this morning. >> thank you. >> take care. >>> up next from bulging brides to biggest loser, we'll look a
she changed the way america faced a moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. and she did it not just with the special olympics although that's certainly well-known nationally and internationally, she also pestered her brother jack constantly to support legislation, the first federal legislation to put some money into research about mental retardation and into ways -- better ways of treating the disabled. as her brother ted said in a video not long ago, she has the biggest heart of...
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we win, america, because we get the journalists out. tensions are lessened. maybe we start a dialogue with north korea. north korea wins obviously, kim jong-il gets a former president on his soil. it's a big prize and shores up his domestic base at a time there's some turmoil on who will succeed him. >> this is a country that tested missiles and a nuclear explosive this year. even though the white house made it clear that president clinton was only supposed to talk about the journalists' release. north korea is saying they talked about a number of issues. clearly they're seeing this as sithd down sitting down with the united states. do you think that might complicate things for president obama? >> no. president obama acted properly. since the two governments aren't talking officially, which they do in situations like this, you send somebody outside the government who can carry messages. i'm convinced president clinton wasn't carrying a political message. he was simply saying, release the two americans. the north koreans the way they've act, i've done this bef
we win, america, because we get the journalists out. tensions are lessened. maybe we start a dialogue with north korea. north korea wins obviously, kim jong-il gets a former president on his soil. it's a big prize and shores up his domestic base at a time there's some turmoil on who will succeed him. >> this is a country that tested missiles and a nuclear explosive this year. even though the white house made it clear that president clinton was only supposed to talk about the journalists'...
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it spent the last four months on an assist and mission in latin america and the caribbean. stay with us. maryland's news station. up next, teacher sexual abuse, an exclusive interview with a kentucky teacher who insists >>> a lot of maple leafs out there this morning. huge crowd on hand. got scouts got them all out there. as we welcome you back to "the early show." >>> coming up they are the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect the nation's high ranking officials. we'll take you inside the lives of the secret service and find out what it's really like to guard the first family. >>> also ahead this morning, the high cost of prescription drugs. we'll give simple ways for every family to cut those costs by as much as half, jules. >>> and jon and kate are back on the air with the first new episodes since they announced their separation. how did things go? we're going to show you. harry? >> thanks very much julie. >>> first, it's a story we have heard many times before. a young female teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a male stude
it spent the last four months on an assist and mission in latin america and the caribbean. stay with us. maryland's news station. up next, teacher sexual abuse, an exclusive interview with a kentucky teacher who insists >>> a lot of maple leafs out there this morning. huge crowd on hand. got scouts got them all out there. as we welcome you back to "the early show." >>> coming up they are the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect the...
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next up if you think america has talent oh my friends, check out ukraine. the winner of ukraine's got talent casania used sand and her hands depicting ukraine. it is a spin-off of simon cowell's got talent franchise which started in the uk now in 28 countries. her eight minute moving performance set to music, look at that susan boyle, no sand no fans. >> feel good performance of the year. >> and a history lesson too. >> finally, something diehard baseball fans will love. lovers of the game can support their favorite team in the after life. this los angeles dodger casket is the latest courtesy of the company called eternal image. they're located in michigan. for $4400, you can spend eternity with any of the major league baseball teams urns are also available for $800. so far 200 caskets and over 2,000 urns were sold. the most popular, the boston red sox, the new york yankees, and the chicago cubs. >> they're in michigan you say? >> yes. >> they better get working on the packs. >> and the cubs fans. >>> still ahead, much more to come on a serious note. we'll
next up if you think america has talent oh my friends, check out ukraine. the winner of ukraine's got talent casania used sand and her hands depicting ukraine. it is a spin-off of simon cowell's got talent franchise which started in the uk now in 28 countries. her eight minute moving performance set to music, look at that susan boyle, no sand no fans. >> feel good performance of the year. >> and a history lesson too. >> finally, something diehard baseball fans will love....
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the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go from vibrant to struggling for life in days. >> i knew it. i knew it. i knew that my daughter was -- that she was near death. >> reporter: stacey's death has shaken this county of 200,000. >> so people are calling their doctors now with i've got a scratchy throat afraid they might be next. >> reporter: fear is certain to drive demand for h1n1 vaccine, but the cdc recommends it for 160 million americans with priority for pregnant women, children and healthcare workers. 120 million doses were expected to be available by mid-october. now manufacturers say they'll have only 45 million doses by then adding 20 million dos
the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go...
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>> you're asking us to trust turning power over to the government when there clearly are people in america who believe in establishing euthanasia. >> reporter: newt gingrich added his voice to the chorus of health reform critics who suggest the democratic plan would encourage some seriously ill seniors to end their lives. the president called that claim an outlandish rumor. >> that's simply not true. >> reporter: the house bill he says would simply provide for counseling on end of life issues, like whether to have a living will. >> this is a very emotional issue that caught on big when no one was listening. the administration now has to explain. >> reporter: democrats are also now busy refuting republican claims that the forum would insert government into the doctor-patient relationship. >> i don't want somebody in between the doctor and the patient. >> reporter: health reform critics continue to express their anger at town hall meetings, this one by senator tom harkin. >> it is not good for us! >> reporter: and ads for and against the president's healthcare plan are filling the airways. t
>> you're asking us to trust turning power over to the government when there clearly are people in america who believe in establishing euthanasia. >> reporter: newt gingrich added his voice to the chorus of health reform critics who suggest the democratic plan would encourage some seriously ill seniors to end their lives. the president called that claim an outlandish rumor. >> that's simply not true. >> reporter: the house bill he says would simply provide for counseling...
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was determined to make people in poverty or below the middle class and middle class's lives richer in america. this issue of health care the issue we'll remember him in history most for. it's ironic he died on the eve of the biggest health care fight we've had in this country since the great depression. >> bob, talk for a moment about ted kennedy's ability to reach across the aisle. because as we were speaking with katie earlier this morning this notion that on one hand he's a liberal lion. on the other hand he was one of the most vilified characters in the country. >> well, he was. but he was not vilified in the united states senate. he was the -- he was the target. he was the poster boy for big government and liberalism. people would use that in their campaign ads. but he had this great personal relationship within the senate with people of all ideological stripes. i would think, harry, if you took a secret ballot of the united states senate that he would emerge as the most popular. people just liked him because they respected him. they knew when they had a cause and they could get ted kenn
was determined to make people in poverty or below the middle class and middle class's lives richer in america. this issue of health care the issue we'll remember him in history most for. it's ironic he died on the eve of the biggest health care fight we've had in this country since the great depression. >> bob, talk for a moment about ted kennedy's ability to reach across the aisle. because as we were speaking with katie earlier this morning this notion that on one hand he's a liberal...
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(announcer) every day across america, kids are their moms are teaming up, saving upc labels for the sunnyd book spree, to help make classrooms sunnier places! we're helping kids. we're helping teachers. (announcer) 20 upc labels mean 20 free books for your classroom. or, sunnyd will donate ten cents per label, up to three hundred thousand dollars to the kids in need foundation. make classrooms sunnier for kids. learn more about the book spree at sunnyd.com. team up with sunnyd. in the 1930s farmers planted nutrient-rich soybeans... to replenish the barren soil of the american dust bowl. today, we take that same historic bean, mix it with fruit and bake it... into soyjoy. ♪♪ stains surrender to the power of all. our powerful stainlifters fight stains and leave clothes whiter and brighter. win the battle for clean clothes while saving over 25% versus the leading brand. >>> five minutes before 8:00. it's not a bad day's start. >> all a matter of perspective. first warning doppler, showers and thunderstorms the entire of route 50 corridor, bay bridge to ocean city. as a matter of fact, we'
(announcer) every day across america, kids are their moms are teaming up, saving upc labels for the sunnyd book spree, to help make classrooms sunnier places! we're helping kids. we're helping teachers. (announcer) 20 upc labels mean 20 free books for your classroom. or, sunnyd will donate ten cents per label, up to three hundred thousand dollars to the kids in need foundation. make classrooms sunnier for kids. learn more about the book spree at sunnyd.com. team up with sunnyd. in the 1930s...
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. >> reporter: she was born into one of america's most prominent families, the fifth of nine kennedy children, graduating from stanford university in 1943. she later became a social worker at a west virginia prison. she married sergeant shriver in 1953, and together they had five children, including maria shriver, now the wife of california governor arnold schwarzenegger. it was growing up with a close family member who was mentally retarded, her sister rosemary, that led to eunice kennedy shriver's life's work, the establishment of special olympics. her goal, she said, was to demonstrate that people with mental retardation are capable of remarkable achievements in sports, education, employment, and beyond. it began in 1962 as a summer camp at her home in maryland and led to the first special olympic summer games held at chicago's soldier field in 1968. 1,000 athletes from 26 states and canada competed. today the games have more than 1.3 million participants in over 150 countries. in 1984 ronald reagan awarded shriver the highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. >> her decency a
. >> reporter: she was born into one of america's most prominent families, the fifth of nine kennedy children, graduating from stanford university in 1943. she later became a social worker at a west virginia prison. she married sergeant shriver in 1953, and together they had five children, including maria shriver, now the wife of california governor arnold schwarzenegger. it was growing up with a close family member who was mentally retarded, her sister rosemary, that led to eunice...
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and japan, a position the former president may be asked to take home personally to his wife, hillary, america's secretary of state. it was only a couple of weeks ago, just to give you a sense of the fast ups and downs of this relationship with north korea, that mrs. clinton referred to north korea's leaders, calling them acting like unruly children. harry? >> barry petersen, thanks very much. in tokyo. joining us now from washington, cbs news security analyst juan zarate, like children or bad actors for sure, who get a former president of the united states to come to their soil to just win the release of these journalists? >> it's a good question, harry. i think one of the challenges for president clinton and the obama administration is to try to make sure this visit is a success, to win the release of the two rerters, but that this issue doesn't get intermingled with the other issues of concern, the nuclear disarmament issues, the missile tests. this comes at a period of heightened tension between the two countries. it's going to be a delicate diplomatic dance that president clinton is engaged
and japan, a position the former president may be asked to take home personally to his wife, hillary, america's secretary of state. it was only a couple of weeks ago, just to give you a sense of the fast ups and downs of this relationship with north korea, that mrs. clinton referred to north korea's leaders, calling them acting like unruly children. harry? >> barry petersen, thanks very much. in tokyo. joining us now from washington, cbs news security analyst juan zarate, like children or...